1726

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s

Years: 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 - 1726 - 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731

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Events

• George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject.
• Jonathan Swift publishes Gulliver's Travels.
• The city of Montevideo was established.
• Mary Toft allegedly gives birth to 16 rabbits in England, later revealed to be a hoax

Births

• Jacques-Donatien Le Ray -- a "Father of the American Revolution"
• April 5 - Benjamin Harrison V - Signer of the American Declaration of Independence
• June 3 - James Hutton, Scottish geologist
• September 1 - François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess player
• ???? - John HD Anderson, scientist

Deaths

• Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria
• Mother Clap